Povetkin vs Price

Who won Povetkin vs Price?

Alexander Povetkin beat David Price by knockout in the 5th round on Saturday 31st March 2018 at Principality Stadium in Wales.

The fight was scheduled to take place over 12 rounds in the Heavyweight division, which meant there was no weight limit.

Povetkin vs Price stats

Back in March 2018, Alexander Povetkin stepped into the ring with a record of 33 wins, 1 loss and 0 draws.

David Price made his way to the ring with a record of 22 wins, 4 loses and 0 draws.

Alexander Povetkin was the older man by 4 years, at 38 years old.

Price had a height advantage of 6 inches over Povetkin. That also extended to a 7-inch reach advantage.

Both Alexander Povetkin & David Price fought out of an orthodox stance.

Povetkin was the more experienced professional fighter, having had 8 more fights, and made his debut in 2005, 3 years and 9 months earlier than Price, whose first professional fight was in 2009. He had fought 151 more professional rounds, 264 to Price's 113.

Alexander Povetkin went into the fight ranked number 1 by the WBA, 4 by the WBC, 1 by the WBO and 5 by the IBF at heavyweight.

Povetkin vs Price form

Povetkin had won 5 of his most recent fights, stopping 3 of them, going the distance twice.

In his last fight leading up to this contest, he had defeated Christian Hammer on 15th December 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at DIVS, Ekaterinburg, Russia.

Previous to that, he had defeated Andriy Rudenko on 1st July 2017 by unanimous decision in their 12 round contest at Luzhniki, Moscow.

Going into that contest, he had beat Mariusz Wach on 4th November 2015 by technical knockout in the 12th round at Tatneft Arena, Kazan, Russia.

Before that, he had won against Mike Perez on 22nd May 2015 by technical knockout in the 1st round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

He had beat Carlos Takam on 24th October 2014 by knockout in the 10th round at Luzhniki, Moscow.

Price had beaten 3 of his last 5 opponents, stopping 2 of them, going the distance once.

In his last fight before this contest, he had defeated Kamil Sokolowski on 2nd December 2017 by points in the 6th round at Brentwood Centre, Essex, United Kingdom.

Previous to that, he had been beaten by Christian Hammer on 4th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, Kensington.

Going into that contest, he had lost to Christian Hammer on 4th February 2017 by technical knockout in the 7th round at Olympia, London.

Before that, he had defeated Ivica Perkovic on 1st October 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Neubrandenburg, Germany.

He had won against Ivica Perkovic on 1st October 2016 by technical knockout in the 2nd round at Jahnsportforum, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern.

Activity check

In terms of activity leading into the fight, David Price had been fighting more than Alexander Povetkin.

Going to this contest, Alexander Povetkin had last fought 3 months and 16 days ago, while David Price's last outing had been 3 months and 29 days ago.

Povetkin's last 5 fights had come over a period of 3 years, 5 months and 7 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 8 months and 7 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 47 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 9.4 rounds on average.

Price's last 5 fights had come over a period of 1 year, 5 months and 30 days, meaning he had been fighting on average every 3 months and 19 days. In those fights, he fought a total of 24 rounds, meaning that they had lasted 4.8 rounds on average.

What time did Povetkin vs Price start?

The fighters were expected to ringwalk at around 9:00 PM BST at Principality Stadium, Wales, United Kingdom, which was 4:00 PM EST or 1:00 PM PST on the West Coast of America.

Who broadcast Povetkin vs Price?

Povetkin vs Price was broadcast on Sky Box Office HD in the UK, while the fight was broadcast in the United States by ShowTime.

What were the odds on Povetkin vs Price?

Alexander Povetkin was a 3/50 (-1700) favourite going into the contest, while David Price made his way into the ring at 693/100 (+690) with oddsmakers.